Our department consists of 32 faculty members, the staff of the PASS clinic, and the five members of our office staff, as well as almost 800 undergraduate majors/minors and 100 graduate students. In addition to our Undergraduate Program (BA), we offer a doctoral degree (PhD) in Health Psychology with concentrations in Clinical Health Psychology, Occupational Health Psychology, and Pediatric School Psychology. We also offer a Master's degree in General-Theoretic Psychology with a concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a Master's degree with a Certificate of Advanced Study (MA/CAS) in School Psychology. Additionally, we offer a Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Eleven students studied in Belfast, Northern Ireland in summer, 2017 in the Department of Psychology's first Summer Study Abroad course. We spent four weeks studying Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland. Click on the link for pictures and more information about this summer's study abroad trip!

The Departments of Psychology and Family Medicine at ECU were recently awarded a $730,000 Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train doctoral-level psychologists.

The ASPPB released a report, Psychology Licensing exam cores by Doctoral Program, on first time exam takes from February 2015 to February 2017. During that period, ECU’s Clinical Health Psychology doctoral graduates had a 100% pass rate!

Pursuant to the philosophy of East Carolina University, the Department of Psychology pledges itself to (1) foster educational excellence in curriculum, instruction, and scholarship at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; (2) promote psychological research and scientific inquiry through attendance at professional conferences, professional contacts, and publications; (3) provide opportunities for students to learn from a variety of experiences; (4) foster a culture that values diversity, encourages interaction, and negotiates the differences among us; (5) uphold the standards of professional ethics and academic integrity; (6) promote multidisciplinary collaboration; (7) support academic freedom and shared governance; and (8) foster professional and public service.

ECU cannot confirm whether any of its courses or programs meet the requirements for professional licensure outside of the state of North Carolina. ECU strongly encourages students to contact applicable licensing boards in states they with to pursue licensure prior to seeking admission or beginning study in an academic program.